Tag Archives: Sara Paul

Story by Sara Paul When Michael John Batz became a firefighter in 1959, notification of a blaze was literally through word of mouth. With no iPhones or even pagers, news of an alarm was only heard by those within earshot of the cacophonous horns atop the firehouses. …Continue reading →

Story by Sara Paul On Aug. 25, 1988, the Village of Warwick Police Department (WPD) was wrapping up a three-month-long investigation into cocaine sales in Warwick. Seasoned officers working in conjunction with the Town of Warwick Police, as well as the District Attorney’s Office, arrested dozens of …Continue reading →

Story by Sara Paul A United States Army veteran looks in the mirror and sees a horrible monster. With his selfless service to his country complete, the broken soldier returns home to his family and struggles with connecting with loved ones, with humans. It wasn’t until this old soul …Continue reading →

Story by Sara Paul This past Super Bowl Sunday, Kevin Lundell indulged in ten wings, four quesadillas, and exactly zero beers. The Green Bay Packers fan still watched the Sunday evening game, but more importantly, he put an important message out there: a short, humble Facebook post that could …Continue reading →

Story by Sara Paul When 15-year-old Lian Walker shares her selfless experiences as an outreach volunteer in Harlan, KY, tears quickly flood her kind, brown eyes. Lian is barely audible and completely choked up as she remembers how the experience left her with truly moving memories. The nine-day trip …Continue reading →

Story by Sara Paul It was a sunny July morning in 1964 and Frank Fotino was preparing for his afternoon wedding, just as any other groom-to-be. About four hours before his nuptials, the young firefighter was battling a serious blaze at the Surfwood Inn in Bellvale, NY. “We …Continue reading →

Looks like Santa came early to the Village of Warwick this year. Warwick Valley Dispatch reporter, Sara Paul, spotted 25-year Warwick resident Brian O’Rourke walking his pups on Grand St. in the Village. Brian enjoys plenty of honks & shout outs from passersby. …Continue reading →

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The Warwick Valley Dispatch, a weekly newspaper, was founded in 1885 by George F. Ketchum and has been in the same family for its entire 130 years of providing local news to Town of Warwick residents. The newspaper is printed on a 1930s web press in the Dispatch building, located at 2 Oakland Avenue in Warwick, NY.